Professional Development Day - Working with Groups

Counsellors and psychotherapists currently working or considering working with groups such as personal development groups, therapy groups, specific theme based groups and support groups. This course is about gaining skills to develop specific conceptual and practical ways of working with groups in a confident and effective manner.

Programme

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Timings Session
10.00am

Welcome and introductions 
10.00am – 11.15am

Module 1:

  • Introduction
  • The context of group work
  • Setting up groups
  • Work of Bion and Yalom
11.15am – 11.45am Break
11.45am - 12.45pm

Module 2:

  • The role of facilitator/ leader
  • Stages of group development
  • Work of Hodges
12.45pm - 13.45pm Lunch
13.45pm - 14:45pm

Module 3:

  • Group dynamics
  • Different levels of interventions in groups
  • Groups 'as a whole'
  • Works of Agazarian
14.45pm - 15:15pm Break
15:15pm - 16:30pm

Module 4:

  • Putting it all together
  • Applying theory to practice
  • Practice session
  • Ending
16:30pm Event close

This programme is subject to change.

About the presenter

Dr Faisal Mahmood is a UKCP registered individual and group gestalt psychotherapist, BACP Registered Accredited Counsellor and UKCP approved clinical supervisor. Currently, he works as a Head of Subject – Counselling, Psychotherapy & Talking Therapies at Newman University (Birmingham) heading up two programmes: Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling (BACP accredited) and Post graduate programmes (MSc) in Counselling & Psychotherapy (UKCP accredited). He has over 20 years of clinical experience working directly with clients in a wide range of settings such GP surgeries, hospitals, voluntary sector and private practice. Faisal runs a private practice based in Solihull where he offers individual, couples and group therapy as well as individual and group supervision. He also facilitates personal development groups and offers a range of CPD training events.